Emma Bunton the biography

Emma Bunton, Singer, - Biography, Baby Spice

Birth name Emma Lee Bunton
Also known as Baby Spice
Born January 21, 1976, Finchley, London, Britain
Genre(s) Pop, adult contemporary
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 1994–present

Height Emma Bunton's 5 ft 1 in ( 155 cm ).

Emma Lee Bunton is a pop singer, songwriter, & occasional actress, best known for being originally a member of the successful '90s girl group Spice Girls, where she was known as "Baby Spice" for being the youngest member, having an "innocent" demeanour, & often wearing " baby doll " dresses.

Biography
Bunton was born in Finchley & grew up in Woodside Park, both in Barnet, London. Her parents, Pauline, a karate instructor, & Trevor, a milkman, split up when she was eleven, & she stayed with her mother. She has a younger brother, Paul James. She attended St Theresa's Roman Catholic Primary School in Finchley, & then went on to go to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, Westminster. In 1993, she appeared in the on-going ITV1's police drama series The Bill, & also auditioned (although unsuccessfully) for the role of Bianca, later to be played by Patsy Palmer, in the BBC's soap opera EastEnders.

[edit] Music career
She joined the Spice Girls (then still called Touch) in 1994 after the original fifth Touch member, Michelle Stephenson, left the group. The group became one of the most successful musical artists of the 1990s selling thirty-five million albums with the studio releases Spice (1996), Spiceworld (1997), & Forever (2000). She was known as Baby Spice because she often wore baby doll dresses & had her blonde hair in pigtails. Their debut single "Wannabe" became the first of a string of number ones in the United Kingdom (nine in total) & reached the top position in thirty-seven countries around the globe, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, & the U.S. In 1999, she presented her own music show entitled Emma on VH1. The Spice Girls stopped recording in 2000. Many rumours circulated about a reunion for the group's tenth anniversary, but nothing materialised.

Her debut solo album entitled A Girl Like Me spawned the UK number-one hit "What Took You So Long?" as well as the top five hits "What I Am" (a cover of a 1988 song earlier recorded by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) & "Take My Breath Away" (which has nothing to do with Berlin's 1986 hit), & the top twenty hit "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". The album sold approximately 125,000 copies in the UK. Due to the disappointing sales of the project, Bunton parted with Virgin in 2002.

Bunton then signed a contract with Spice Girls' manager Simon Fuller's 19 Management & a complex licensing deal with Polydor Records, which included TV work & releasing music. In the spring of 2003, she returned as Emma (losing the Bunton), with the top five hit "Free Me" & later that year released "Maybe", which also went top ten. In the spring of 2004, the single "I'll Be There" & the album Free Me were released. The album contained '60s-style pop gems & outsold her first album. Free Me was released in the United States on 25 January 2005, but it didn't manage to chart on the U.S. Billboard 200 despite her appearances on major U.S. talk shows such as The View, Live with Regis & Kelly, & The Tony Danza Show to promote the album. She also made a number of promotional appearances for album signings in the U.S., including the gay bar XL Lounge, in New York City. Her first single released in the U.S. was a dance remix of the album's title track, which reached the top five of both the Hot Dance Club Play & the Hot Dance Airplay. "Maybe" also followed the success of "Free Me" on the U.S. dance chart.

In November 2006, Bunton released the official charity single for the BBC Children in Need appeal, recording a cover of Petula Clark's '60s classic "Downtown". It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart & was followed by her third studio album, Life in Mono, released on 4 December. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number sixty-five, selling approximately 13,000 copies in its first week. To date, it has sold more than 45,000 copies in the UK. The second single from it was "All I Need to Know", released on 12 February 2007, intended for the Valentine's Day market. Bunton shot the video around Old Street in East London, in the week before Christmas 2006. Entering the UK Singles Chart at number sixty, "All I Need to Know" became Bunton's lowest-charting single of her solo career.

Television & film
In October 2006, Bunton appeared as one of the celebrity contestants in the autumn 2006 series of the popular BBC programme Strictly Come Dancing & was partnered with professional dancer Darren Bennett. Despite being the bookies' favourite, she was placed third overall, & was the final female contestant to be eliminated.

She has also appeared in other roles in recent years, most notably in the fifth & final season of Absolutely Fabulous playing herself in a couple of episodes. She has also guest-presented the television programmes SM:TV Live & T4. In August 2006, former Spice Girls' manager Simon Fuller announced that he was planning a television sitcom based around Bunton.

In 2005, Bunton filmed guest roles in two Bollywood films: Pyaar Mein Twist & Chocolate. It is rumoured that Bunton is headed to replace Beyoncé Knowles as the role of the female lead in The Pink Panther 2.

Bunton has recently been seen in a high-profile television commercial for the supermarket chain Tesco.

Bunton had a cameo role on the Australian soap opera Neighbours as herself on the episode titled "What's a Spice Girl Like You...?", aired on 19 March 2007 in Australia, & on 25 May 2007 in the UK.

Bunton returned to US screens with a nationwide commercial for Prego in May of 2007.

Personal life
She has been linked with such stars as actor Nigel Harman, pop singer Justin Timberlake, & 911 lead singer Lee Brennan.

Her eight-year boyfriend is former Damage & current CherryBlackStone lead singer Jade Jones. In October 2006, there were rumours that the couple were engaged, with plans to marry in March 2007. This rumour was denied several days later.

Bunton has a personal wealth estimated at around £30 million.

Discography

Albums
Cover Information
A Girl Like Me
Released: 16 April 2001
Chart positions: #4 UK, #86 AUS, #21 NZ, #79 FRA, #75 AUT, #1 THA
UK certification: Gold

Free Me
Released: 9 February 2004
Chart positions: #7 UK
UK certification: Gold

Life in Mono
Released: 4 December 2006
Chart positions: #65 UK

Singles
Year Single Album Chart positions Audio
UK IRE AUS NZ GER SWI SWE FRA U.S. dance
1999 "What I Am"
(Tin Tin Out featuring Emma Bunton) Eleven to Fly
A Girl Like Me 2 14 — 48 81 — 52 75 — . (help·info)
2001 "What Took You So Long?" A Girl Like Me 1 (2) 9 10 1 (1) 36 25 14 34 — . (help·info)
"Take My Breath Away" 5 26 48 — — 89 — — — . (help·info)
"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" 20 62 — — — — — — — . (help·info)
2003 "Free Me" Free Me 5 17 — — — — — — 4 . (help·info)
"Maybe" 6 17 56 — 52 93 33 — 6 . (help·info)
2004 "I'll Be There" 7 28 — — — — — — — . (help·info)
"Crickets Sing for Anamaria" 15 42 — — — — — — — . (help·info)
2006 "Downtown" Life in Mono 3 36 — — — — — — — . (help·info)
2007 "All I Need to Know" 60 98 - - - - - - - . (help·info)

B-sides
Year Song Appeared on
2001 "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack / "What Took You So Long?"
"I Don't Know" (Damage featuring Emma Bunton) Since You've Been Gone
"Merry-Go Round" "What Took You So Long?"
"Close Encounter" "Take My Breath Away"
"Invincible"
"Let Your Baby Show You How to Move" "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight"
2003 "Who the Hell Are You" "Free Me" CD 1 / Free Me
"Tomorrow" "Free Me" CD 2 / Free Me
"Don't Tell Me You Love Me Anymore" "Maybe"
2004 "Taking It Easy" "I'll Be There" CD 1
"So Long" "I'll Be There" CD 2
"Eso Beso" "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" CD 2
"So Nice (Summer Samba)"
2006 "Something Tells Me" "Downtown" CD 2 / Life in Mono
"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"
2007 "Midnight & Martinis" "All I Need to Know"

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Spiceworld Herself
2001 Yes You Can Pop Angel
2005 Pyaar Mein Twist Guest appearance
Chocolate Anna

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Bill Janice "Missionary Work" (episode 22, season 9)
To Play the King Prostitute
2003 Absolutely Fabulous Herself "Cleanin'" (episode 1, season 5)
"Huntin', Shootin', Fishin'" (episode 4, season 5)
2006 Strictly Come Dancing Herself Reality television series(finished third)
2007 Neighbours Herself "What's a Spice Girl Like You...?" (episode 5171, season 23)

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